support

give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

• “She supported him during the illness”
• “Her children always backed her up”

support materially or financially

• “he does not support his natural children”
• “The scholarship supported me when I was in college”

be behind; approve of

• “He plumped for the Labor Party”
• “I backed Kennedy in 1960”

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• “The beam holds up the roof”
• “He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam”
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• “his story confirmed my doubts”
• “The evidence supports the defendant”

adopt as a belief

• “I subscribe to your view on abortion”

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”

argue or speak in defense of

• “She supported the motion to strike”

play a subordinate role to (another performer)

• “Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act”

be a regular customer or client of

• “We patronize this store”
• “Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could”

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• “I cannot bear his constant criticism”
• “The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks”
• “he learned to tolerate the heat”
• “She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage”

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

• “his support kept the family together”
• “they gave him emotional support during difficult times”

aiding the cause or policy or interests of

• “the president no longer had the support of his own party”
• “they developed a scheme of mutual support”

something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest

• “the policy found little public support”
• “his faith was all the support he needed”
• “the team enjoyed the support of their fans”

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

• “they called for artillery support”

documentary validation

• “his documentation of the results was excellent”
• “the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones”

the financial means whereby one lives

• “each child was expected to pay for their keep”
• “he applied to the state for support”
• “he could no longer earn his own livelihood”

supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

• “the statue stood on a marble support”

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• “he leaned against the wall for support”

a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts

any device that bears the weight of another thing

• “there was no place to attach supports for a shelf”

financial resources provided to make some project possible

• “the foundation provided support for the experiment”